Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 194 Crossing Boundaries Again, A Grand Connection

Otsutsuki...

Hiashi Hyuga's expression remained unchanged. After being bombarded by various unexpected events over the past few years, he had further refined his temperament and would not be shaken by this level of information.

Furthermore, to be honest, Hiashi didn't believe a word Obito said about helping them obtain an eye that surpassed the Byakugan.

If he really had to choose, he would rather go directly to the Fourth Hokage and ask Kaede Tsukasa to help his clan obtain those eyes, rather than trust Obito in front of him.

"Your Excellency, even if you are the strongest member of the Uchiha clan, you should not speak ill of the Hokage in front of me, especially when it concerns something as crucial as the Musou Tsukuyomi."

Japanese football only wanted to see the guests off; he didn't actually want to get involved in these messy affairs between high-level officials.

Obito sneered: "As the head of one of the three great bloodline clans, with a history no less ancient than my Uchiha and Senju clans, you're actually content with a false sense of security, entrusting the continuation of your clan and bloodline to Kaede Tsukasa..."

Hiashi shook his head: "I have no intention of arguing with you about the path and direction. Times have changed. The era of Obito and the immortals is gradually coming. The profession of ninja doesn't even need to exist as it used to. Instead, it can live a different life—if the Musou Tsukuyomi really succeeds and exists for a long time."

Kaede Tsukasa is an immortal being. Just look at the absurd configuration of this Fourth Hokage: immortality, reversal of life and death, space-time techniques, integration of Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan, and now he has even extended his reach into the boundary between reality and illusion.

According to Hiashi's idea, perhaps in a few years, Kaede Tsukasa will not only be able to reverse life and death, but even reverse truth and falsehood. The transformation between reality and illusion will become the domain ruled by Kaede Tsukasa.

Just as many who understand the Mukoro Tsukuyomi suspect that the Third Raikage and others are not actually the consciousness of their true bodies, but rather created out of thin air by Kaede Tsukasa using genjutsu, if that is the case, it would be far more terrifying than simply imprisoning a mind.

If someone can create such a realistic, meticulous, and flawless consciousness out of thin air through illusion, then Kaede Tsukasa could very well materialize this consciousness into reality.

For example, stuffing it inside a zombie and reviving this replicated artificial consciousness in an alternative way...

“I remember that the Uchiha clan possesses a forbidden technique called Izanagi, which can also distort reality and illusion. It can be activated with just a three-tomoe Sharingan, right? There’s no reason why the Hokage can’t do that.”

Hiashi's calm expression was filled with silent indifference and a sense of distance.

Kaede could easily resurrect a large number of Uchiha clan members who have been dead for a long time, gouge out their eyes to use as a medium for his magic, and perhaps he wouldn't even need to use this method; in the future, he could simply transfer an artificial consciousness into a zombie...

Trying to pull any tricks behind the back of a Hokage like that would definitely result in a terrible death. Hiashi was very clear-headed and completely unaffected by Obito's sway.

Even eyes that surpass the Byakugan—well, he was still somewhat interested, but compared to the survival of his family, it was definitely more appropriate to remain quiet and low-key.

Obito said coldly, "As expected, your clan always seems to be very good at suppressing internal ambitions. The Caged Bird Seal is not a simple technique to protect the clan members and continue the bloodline, but a technique of absolute control that allows a very small number of people to play with the lives of the majority at will... Your status in the Hyuga clan is much higher than that of Kaede Tsukasa in Konoha."

However, there are ways to bypass it. Kaede Tsukasa can use the method of reviving the dead to allow the Hyuga branch family to bypass the Caged Bird Seal.

"What if I said I have mastered the technique to enter parallel worlds? There are other Hyuga clans there, and other Byakugan users as well."

Obito said, "I didn't ask you to betray the village, so don't be so nervous. My relationship with Kaede Tsukasa is none of your business. I just need you to use your Byakugan to do me a favor... to take a look at the chakra of the children born in the Uchiha clan in the last few years."

parallel world……

Hiashi was hearing this for the first time and was skeptical. And what was the point of using the Byakugan to look at the Uchiha children? What was Obito trying to do?
"Only the main family's Byakugan is complete, possessing the strongest ocular power. Although this level of ocular power is nothing but a joke in my eyes, it might be enough..."

If that's not enough, then Obito will really have to find a way to get a cross-shaped eye that surpasses the Byakugan, and then re-examine the situation of the Uchiha clan.

The Byakugan of the main family can see the color and frequency of chakra. According to Obito's understanding, since something like Indra's chakra exists, one thing can be confirmed—Madara and the next generation of Indra must be highly similar in terms of chakra.

They're even exactly the same!
After all, since Indra's chakra can be reincarnated and exists in this world like a stubborn plaster, it must be extremely stubborn, and its various characteristics cannot be easily changed or concealed.

Hiashi said, "Just tell me straight, whose chakra do you suspect is problematic?"

"I initially suspected Shisui, but the age didn't match up. Now I suspect Itachi. Among those born in recent years, Itachi has the most outstanding talent."

"As expected, I guessed it was Itachi. He will be the next you and Shisui, cleanly defeating all his peers in Konoha."

Hiashi nodded. He didn't ask Obito why he did this, because Obito wouldn't tell him, and it even had to be related to age—it had to be someone born in the last few years…

"I must report to the Hokage immediately and express the Hyuga clan's loyalty and stance," Hiashi thought.

He was too lazy to care about anything else. Although the Hyuga clan was closed off, from another perspective, they wouldn't easily get involved in the village's messy affairs. They had some experience in playing dead in politics.

Obito said, "Don't bother reporting this to Kaede Tsukasa. He knows what I'm going to do. I'll just give you some information about the more powerful eyes first... The 'rice' eye is a stage above the Byakugan. It has a power that is no less than the Mangekyou Sharingan. It contains the ability to not only enlarge or shrink objects, but also to summon Yin-Yang Release objects. I have personally experienced the power of that eye."

"The person who gave Yahiko those eyes is a new Otsutsuki who can rival Hamura, right? Such a dangerous person is beyond the reach of the Hyuga clan."

"But in another world, you can experience even greater power by bypassing the Otsutsuki. I have a way to enter that other world."

Soon after, the two secretly left the Hyuga clan's territory and carefully made their way towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

"It seems there's a significant problem with your eyes. They look perfectly normal, but up close I can vaguely sense the frenzied and immense power of your pupils. Yet you refuse to use your space-time pupil technique to transfer us."

Hiashi kept avoiding the passing villagers and ninjas, watching as they became fanatical because of the appearance of the Musou Tsukuyomi, and said in a deep voice.

Do you know what Obito was like shortly after he awakened his Sharingan? He used space-time jutsu to travel, and he wanted to announce his strength to the whole world. And look at him now?

Obito remained silent, unsure how to respond. As fellow users of ocular jutsu and bloodline limits, there was no need for him to force an explanation.

"Then I'll begin. First, I'll observe Itachi's... Byakugan!"

Hiashi suddenly opened his eyes, his vision rapidly expanding across hundreds of meters, his gaze landing on Itachi, who was training in the woods. Itachi was completely unaware of this spying. He wiped the sweat from his brow, seizing the precious time to train; the ninja tool throwing technique alone required him to spend a considerable amount of time practicing.

After finishing his training, he needed to hurry back to take care of Sasuke. The baby was only a few months old and needed constant care, so it would be good for his mother to rest.

"How was it?" Obito couldn't help but ask.

"...Blue chakra, not much in total. Considering Itachi's age, it's normal and there's nothing wrong with it."

Hiashi said, "He's just started creating chakra, right? This age is already the limit. There's no point in observing younger children anymore, those children haven't even started creating chakra yet."

Are you suggesting we send him to observe Sasuke, who's still an infant? That would be completely useless; he wouldn't be able to see anything.

Next, Obito and Hiashi observed all the Uchiha children who were a few years old.

You can definitely see some differences, but that's normal. Different people's chakra is different, and the most typical difference is color.

For example, Shisui's chakra is clearly green, and the Susanoo activated with one eye in the game timeline is also green.

However, Hiashi never found the so-called "obviously different" characteristics that Obito mentioned.

"No way..."

Obito murmured, "Since there are subtle differences, but we can't pinpoint the target because there's no reference point, then..."

We'll have to wait a few years; the most powerful one will definitely be the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, but it'll most likely be Itachi.

Alternatively, we could find a way to bring Madara out so that Hiashi could take a close look and compare the children to see which one's chakra most resembles Madara's. That child would be the one.

But this presents a significant challenge. How can he bring Madara out? Through the Impure World Reincarnation or the Corpse Transformation Technique?

"Or we could use the most rudimentary method: try to steal all the chakra from these children at once. But the amount of chakra would be incredibly scarce. Kaede Tsukasa himself could use the Eight Thousand Spears to steal the chakra from these people, but he didn't do it, which means it's useless?"

It seems we still need to find a way to start from parallel worlds. Other worlds don't have dangerous individuals like Kaede Tsukasa monitoring them in real time, especially the limited Tsukuyomi he controls.

The only problem is that Obito isn't actually sure if he can actively open the door to another world.

Unless... we go to Kaedeji Tsukasa, who controls another parallel world, he must have a way to activate the dragon vein from the other side.

"I already have the formula for the limited Tsukuyomi, so I don't necessarily need to find a way to summon the dragon veins to this world like last time. At least theoretically, the cost this time will be much less than last time."

Obito hesitated for a moment, then, in front of Hiashi, he gouged out one of his own eyes without hesitation. This caused Hiashi's pupils to dilate in shock as he watched Obito install a regular three-tomoe Sharingan.

"Don't worry, just watch quietly. I've done eye transplants many times before."

Obito also took out a crystal ball, which was the medium for casting the Limited Tsukuyomi.

His newly acquired three-tomoe Sharingan gradually turned grayish-white, and he activated Izanagi.

At the same time, at the Hokage Building.

Kaede watched this scene from afar.

"As expected of Obito, even though he was affected by my Kotoamatsukami and his thoughts changed, his instinct to pursue power is still strong. I'll give him a hand then."

Can you really open a door to another parallel world with just Izanagi activated by a regular three-tomoe Sharingan? Well, theoretically it's not impossible, because when Obito activated the Limited Tsukuyomi in the anime timeline, he didn't even need to use Izanagi.

However, we are currently in the timeline of the manga, and it is difficult to jump into the limited Tsukuyomi all at once.

Kaede Tsukasa cannot freely control the Dragon Veins without using Izanagi. Despite his previous invincibility in the anime timeline and his actual manipulation of the Dragon Veins, it is impossible for his mind and consciousness to exist on two parallel timelines simultaneously.

This means that he cannot control the dragon veins in the anime timeline to extend from when he is in the comic book timeline, meaning he cannot freely travel between the two worlds—but this situation is about to change.

This is one of the directions he is working towards, but he can't achieve it yet, which is why he needs to use Obito.

"It seems we'll have to use up Shisui's eye this time, which is a bit of a shame. But it's alright, there's another Shisui in the anime timeline, and we can get a new Kotoamatsukami if necessary."

Kaedeji's left eye, which had become severely nearsighted after using Kotoamatsukami on Obito and would have been practically useless for the next decade or so, had now turned grayish-white.

Izanagi!

As Kaede Tsukasa drew out a large amount of chakra and channeled it out, the purple object began to solidify, and the Dragon Vein reappeared in this world.

The gate between the two worlds quietly opened, giving Obito the opportunity to unleash a limited Tsukuyomi.

"That's it, Obito."

Kaede looked at the sudden surprise on Obito's face. This guy thought that using the three-tomoe Sharingan would be effective. If Kaede hadn't secretly intervened and used the Dragon Vein to connect the two worlds, it would have been extremely difficult for him to directly use the Limited Tsukuyomi with the Izanagi activated by the three-tomoe Sharingan.

"It will be ready soon. Once I use the Mugen Tsukuyomi to connect with the Limited Tsukuyomi, I can link the different parallel worlds together. Then, using the Limited Tsukuyomi world as a springboard, I can directly reach the anime timeline... All the worlds will appear in one passage, and they will be connected simultaneously like never before!"

A glimmer of light appeared in Kaede Tsukasa's eyes. Soon, he would be able to use the Dragon Vein at will, and the barriers of the world would no longer be an obstacle for him.

(End of this chapter)